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I wrote this a little while ago and I want to resurrect it!. Any ideas on areas of improvement!? Or the flow of it!? Any help is appreciated!.




The Arcs Between us
the updated version for anyone who cares

Do you remember
when your square jaw
was In juxtaposition
to mine!?
-- When homicide was never a crime
that jesus would commit!?

I sparked the match
and inhaled the day
I swore I forgot!.
I speak in hallucinations
You speak through the haze!.
And since I sleep-walked
through your brain,
I feel the loss of control
taking over!.

The sun permeates
through my scalp
and I hope you come and visit
my poor brain!.

I hope you decide to walk
and sleep
together within
my clouded head!.

And when you want to leave,
slide down my disorganized spine!.
Trace the lines of where forever was charted!.
I know it's just another lie,
told to entertain our thoughts
Till the snow comes again next winter!.

She says everyone dies for a reason!.
She says we've all
gotta experience the blues!.
Remind me again:
why we are
only human!?

Why do we have to sober up
when the party is finished!?
Why do we have to slow down at the stop sign!?
What happens
when our nerve endings in our fingertips
cant find their way to the brain fast enough!?

Our actions on impulse
force the song to skip!.
The light has been green
for over an hour!.
And the chorus repeats
repeats
repeats
repeats!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
It's your style you know!? I could offer constructive critisism!.!.!.but this is your style!. I'm more of a perfectly structured, rhyming, perfect flowing stanza type guy myself!.!.!.!.but that's just me!. It's still a good poem, powerful emotion and imagery!.



I sparked the match
and inhaled the day
I swore I forgot!.
I speak in hallucinations
You speak through the haze!.
And since I sleep-walked
through your brain,
I feel the loss of control
taking over!.


That's an incredibly impressive stanza!.



Our actions on impulse
force the song to skip!.
The light has been green
for over an hour!.
And the chorus repeats
repeats
repeats
repeats!.

Maybe it's just me, but i'm not a big fan of repitition, I wanted a stronger ending to bring home the great imagery and feelings of frustration and confusion I was reading!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

The name of Jesus should be rendered with a capital J!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

wow!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.thats amazing! its really really good! im not just saying that either!.!.!.!.that was just!.!.!.!.!.wow!. amazing!. write more!.Www@QuestionHome@Com